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#BD00FA

#bd00fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bd00fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 0% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.4% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 285.36°, with 100% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.79.

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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #bd00fa
  2. #3dfa00

Split complementary

  1. #bd00fa
  2. #bafa00
  3. #00fa40

Analogous

  1. #4000fa
  2. #bd00fa
  3. #fa00ba

Triadic

  1. #bd00fa
  2. #fabd00
  3. #00fabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd00fa
  2. #fa003d
  3. #3dfa00
  4. #00fabd

Square

  1. #bd00fa
  2. #fa4000
  3. #3dfa00
  4. #00bafa

Monochromatic

  1. #490061
  2. #8300ae
  3. #bd00fa
  4. #d248ff
  5. #e594ff

Shades

#bd00fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd00fa
  2. #aa00e1
  3. #9700c8
  4. #8400af
  5. #710096
  6. #5f007d
  7. #4c0064
  8. #39004b
  9. #260032
  10. #130019
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd00fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd00fa
  2. #c41afb
  3. #ca33fb
  4. #d14dfc
  5. #d766fc
  6. #de80fd
  7. #e599fd
  8. #ebb3fe
  9. #f2ccfe
  10. #f8e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd00fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd00fa
  2. #b70dee
  3. #b11ae2
  4. #ab26d5
  5. #a533c9
  6. #9f40bd
  7. #984db1
  8. #925aa5
  9. #8c6698
  10. #86738c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975cba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6655fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b946c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd00fa {
  color: #bd00fa;
}
Background
.bg-bd00fa {
  background-color: #bd00fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd00fa {
  border: 2px solid #bd00fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd00fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 0 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd00fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd00fa, #fa00ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd00fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 0 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.32 #42ff05 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd00fa  rgb(189, 0, 250)  hsl(285, 100%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3dfa00  rgb(61, 250, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 49%)  Harlequin
#fabd00  rgb(250, 189, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 49%)  Amber
#00fabd  rgb(0, 250, 189)  hsl(165, 100%, 49%)  Aquamarine